Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake at The Super Bowl
The FX and Hulu project will focus on showing how complex it was for the singer to deal with press censorship at the most successful point of her career.
The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show that took place on February 1, 2004 has been one of the most talked about and controversial of all time: all due to the fact that Janet Jackson nip**e was seen during the performance of a song with Justin Timberlake. This moment marked the pop culture of the early 2000s.
For a Shock article, journalist Paula Ricciuli reported that “Janet was exposed for less than a second, but that was enough time to call this ‘incident’ nipplegate. At the time, Jackson was the most wanted person on the Internet and CBS. , the chain that broadcast the event, was fined $ 550,000 for “public indecency.”
The event strongly affected Janet’s career, while Justin’s took a gigantic takeoff.
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That is the main argument of Malfunction, the documentary of FX and Hulu in which it will talk about the before and after the incident that scandalized the conservatives.
This was the halftime show in which Jessica Simpson, P Diddy, Nelly and Kid Rock also participated.
The Pitchfork portal announced more details about the project: “the film includes images and interviews with people involved in the television broadcast, including executives from the NFL and MTV.”
This documentary Malfunction is part of a series of New York Times audiovisual projects on popular culture, a few weeks ago they broadcast with great success the Free Britney project on the tutelage of pop singer Britney Spears.
Malfunction premieres months before Janet Jackson, a documentary about the career of Michael Jackson’s sister, is released. The Hulo, FX and New York Times project was directed by Jodi Gomez.
